KUNG FU CLUB'N

Howdy!!! Sometimes a lot of people ask us do you only draw Monkeys? And I always reply of course not. I also draw KUNG FU!!! This past Thursday I attended my first Drawing Club. It's a super nice relaxing evening workshop in Glendale with themed figure drawing models. Last Thursday's theme was Hong Kong Cinema so of course I had to attend!!! It's been awhile since I've done any figure drawing. Actually I think this was my first time actually doing a live figure drawing. Let's take a look at my quick sketches, shall we?

Not too shabby, but I still have a long ways to go. That's the great thing about being an artist. You constantly have to keep improving and learning from your environment and all the awesome people around you. Speaking of awesome people. Take a look at John Yu's custom Deadly Ninja Monkey he painted up. Here's a photo he sent me.

That's pretty SAAAHHHWEEET!!! Speaking of sweet folks. Here's Lil' Miss Broyles and her Kung Fu Cutey shirt.

She's definitely a Kung Fu Cutey!!! Well that's about it for this week. Oh yeah, hold on here's this weeks Post-It Project Posting...vroom...vroom...

Thanks so much everybody for always sending me photos of your customs or you wearing your Hyperactive Monkey gear. It means a lot to me!!! Keep on Hyperactive Monkeying!!! Ciaoooo!!!

Hyperactive Shaolin Monkeys and Rabbits!!!

Howdy folks!!! Last month I was lucky enough to participate in my first custom toy show! It was quite an honor to have a piece at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, right next to MOCA. I was given a blank Kidrobot Frank Kozik Labbit. It looked like this before I got my monkey mittens over it.

A handful of Sharpie paint markers and a few seconds later...voilà, HYPERACTIVE SHAOLIN RABBIT!!!!!

All right, just kidding...it took more than a few seconds to do this lil' bad boy. But it was a great show with lots of great artists and works. Let's take a look at the opening night of the show. Shall we?

Lots of talented artists and gorgeous customs!!! The show also happened to be in conjunction with Stan Sakai's Art of Usagi Yojimbo. Ever since I was young I loved Usagi Yojimbo. A lot of Hyperactive Monkey is in a way influenced by that samurai rabbit. It was quite an honor to meet Stan and chat about our favorite fearless rabbit. What could be better than meeting one of your favorite artists?

How about getting to do a sketch of a Shaolin Monkey next to Usagi Yojimbo!!!! So cool!!! Stan was super nice and said he thought my character was very cool. Thanks Stan!!!

So there ya have it. It was an awesome opening of my first custom show and it was even cooler that my piece sold the following day and I got to meet my favorite artist. I donated all the proceeds of my sale to the museum, which I frequent often. Everything was as red as roses. Speaking of flowers, here's this week's Post-It Project posting.

Well there ya have it!!! Tootles for now!!!

Monkey-Con CRAZY!!!

Golly gee Hyperactive Monkeyers!!! It's been an eternity since I've updated the blog. So sorry about that. "What's the hold up!?" you may be asking yourselves. Well I'll tell ya. It's been a crazy month full of conventions. You could say, "We've Monkey-Con Crazy!!!" Get it? HAHAHA!! First up we exhibited at the 2011 Anime Expo in Downtown LA.
It was a super fun and crazy time. The highlight of the convention was getting to see new and old friends and fans. Take a look below.
Here's our good friend Mitchell. He's a super funny guy who is very creative. He created the Skelanimals!!! He even gave us a signed set of limited edition Skelanimals figures!!! YAY!!Next we have Dodger and Erin from the GameStation!!! These two gals are super nice and awesome!!! They were kind enough to put us in their Anime Expo recap video!!! DOUBLE YAY!!!Last but not least, these lil' guys mean so much to me because their mom told me they saved up for a whole year and spent their savings on my hats and buttons. It truly means so much when someone stops by and admires my work. Thanks lil' guys!!!

So next up we have San Diego Comic Con 2011!!! It's the first time we have ever exhibited there, and thanks to Squid Kids Ink we were able to share a booth with them in the midst of all the action. Let's take a look. Shall we?
Wowsers looks like a lot of fun, huh? Well you're right. It was especially fun because we got to meet so many new and old friends. Like this guy!!!That's right Kevin Pereira from G4 stopped by to take a look at all things Hyperactive Monkey. He really liked our stuff. He was super nice and funny!!!Here are the mega-talented artists Podgy Panda and Ritzy Periwinkle!!! It was so nice for them to stop by and say hi!! We partied pretty hard the next night, but we'll keep that hush hush! haha!!!Here are some more uber-talented artists. Tracy "The Nightwing" Tubera and Steve James from Finesse Skateboards are just as nice as they are talented!!! Here's "Kung-Fu Movie Madness" Mel and Erin Fitzgerald, who does amazing voice acting for such awesome cartoons like Monster High. Tracy is still here lingering from the previous photo. Haha!!Here's Daisy and Michelle. Michelle is our representative from the San Diego branch office of Hyperactive Monkey. Haha just kidding, not really. Actually I've known Michelle my whole life, and it was super awesome for her to help out at the booth.So every year I'm lucky to meet a famous celeb at the con. This year I didn't think it would happen because I was behind the booth the whole time. But Daisy was kind enough to handle the booth by herself while I got to meet a childhood hero of mine. That's right, this lil' monkey got to meet Hulk Hogan. He even put me in a head lock!!!

So we all had a super fun yet exhausting time a Comic Con. It was definitely a most memorable experience, and we hope to be back next year. Big shout outs to Jesse Hernandez, Spanky Stokes, Toysrevil, Jack from Vinyl Pulse, Beast Brothers, Ritzy Periwinkle, Podgy Panda, Angie Vtech, Sebastien Pablo and his lovely family, Michelle Chang, Anthony P. Gonzales, Kwestone, Tracy Tubera, Jonathan Ma, Nakanari and all the fans and friends that stopped by whether to buy something or just say hi. A super big thanks to Squid Kids Ink who always let this Hyperactive Monkey hang and share some space. None of it would be possible without your kindness and friendship. Last but not least, thanks to Daisy who always keeps this ship sailing smoothly. Whether it's setup, teardown, or sales, she always keeps this boat a float. Mega kissy thanks!!! Anyhoo that's it for now, it's been almost two weeks since the con, and I'm still beat. Oh yeah, here are two weeks' worth of the Post It Project!!!See ya soon Hyperactive Monkeyers!!! Tootles and Ciaooooooo!!!

MONKEY NINJA MUSINGS!!!

Hiyaaaaaaa!!! Salutations and karate chops. Sorry about the lack of updates. We've been too busy Hyperactive Monkeying away at getting ready for 2 big conventions this month. First up is Anime Expo from July 1-4th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Squid Kids Ink have been kind enough to let us share a booth with them. We'll all be at booth #844 selling monkey and squid goodies!!! What kind of goodies? We'll how about this...Yup that's right!!! We just got in a new batch of PEACE, LOVE, & MONKEY NINJA T-shirts!!! Do yourself a favor and purchase one and the world will be a better place. HEHE!!! Speaking of Monkey Ninjas. We have found our number one Naughty Ninja Supreme and his name is Marcus!!!Actually Marcus isn't too naughty. He's more adorable than naughty. Anyhoo, this monkey has got to run and get ready for Anime Expo. Here's this week's Post-It Project posting!!! Tootles!!!

Hyperactive Monkey In Da Media!!!

Woweee!!! This has been one monkey that has been M.I.A for awhile. Sorry about that. It's been quite a busy month. First, I'd like to announce that Hyperactive Monkey has just done it's first sit down media interview. I had the chance in April to sit down and talk about all things Hyperactive Monkey with Dodger from the show Dodge This!!! Here's a photo that we took during the interview...It was a fun quick little chat. I was a bit nervous, but all monkeys get nervous in front of cameras right? Anyhoo without any further ado...Here's the interviews...(one's an extended chat)...
Speaking of monkeys out and about in the media. Look what else is in stores...Well that's about it for now. We are busy getting ready for Anime Expo 2011 and Comic Con 2011. Yup that's right Hyperactive Monkey will be at Comic con 2011. If you're extra nice, I'll show what we have planned in store for SDCC in the next few weeks...Oh yeah here's the Post-Its from the Post-It Project.Tootles for now!!!

Mucho Monkey Love!!!

A few weeks ago I participated 26th Annual For Our Children Food And Wine Festival. I donated a painting I specifically made for the event. It's the second year I have participated in the event. All the proceeds from the day go to supporting Los Angeles's Children Trinity Care Hospice. Here's some photos of the piece being worked on!!!
And here is the final finished piece and some photos from the event. I was lucky enough to have my piece next to some other very talented and creative artists like Paul Wilson, Vivian Nguyen, Annette Garza, and KwestOne. All the pieces were so amazing. The food was quite awesome too. Hahaha!All in all it was an honor to partake in the event. We have fallen a bit behind on the Post-It Project so here are two weeks worth. Enjoy and remember stay hyperactive!!!
Monkey Hugs and Kisses!!!

KUNG FU CUTEY!!!

Howdy!!! Wheweee!!! Have I got a treat for you!!! Take a look at what we just put up for sale in the store.
These shirts are so rad that if your little ones wear one, they'll harness the power of the Shaolin Monkey Kung Fu Style!!! Fo' REAL!!! Need proof? Take a look at this photo!!!See when your little one wears this shirt they'll be Kung-Fu kicking it, just like our Number One Kung-Fu Cutey Cassidy!!! She sure is cute!!! Well there ya have it for this week!!! Before I leave ya, here's the latest Post-It Posting (that's a lot of Posts!!! HAHAHA!)